Boatman Busts Two to Vault Into Chip Lead
Level 22
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Michael Romanos raised the size of the pot in early position and was called by Barny Boatman in the small blind and Rob Hollink in the big blind.
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flop, the players all checked. Things would get very messy on the turn, however.
The dealer dropped the
on the board, and Boatman bet pot. Hollink called and Romanos re-potted all in for about 360,000. Boatman moved in and Hollink called for a bit under 500,000.
The
fell on the river giving Boatman a huge win with ![]()
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for a set of tens that rivered the nut flush with no low on board. Hollink's cards went into the muck, and Romanos showed ![]()
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for a turned straight, which was crushed on the river by Boatman, sending him to the rail as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,545,000
815,000
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815,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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